Deadly Consequences of Reckless Immigration Enforcement Demand Accountability

The recent wave of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration has left a troubling trail: at least six deaths linked directly to federal actions. The latest victim, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse and lawful gun owner in Minnesota, was killed in an incident that exposes deep flaws in Border Patrol operations within our own communities. Federal authorities rushed to brand Pretti an armed threat immediately after he was shot, claiming justification for lethal force. Yet video evidence tells a different story—Pretti’s hands held only a phone moments before masked officers fired upon him twice while he lay on the ground....